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Just Said Yes March 2018

At what point does a man wear his ring after getting engaged?

mrsjohnson09, on May 16, 2017 at 2:11 AM

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After a man gets engaged, does he wear his ring immediately like the woman? Or does he wait until the actual wedding?

After a man gets engaged, does he wear his ring immediately like the woman? Or does he wait until the actual wedding?

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  • Alyssa
    Super September 2019
    Alyssa ·
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    When the ceremony is done! Unless you prefer a different way then I say go for it!

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  • Christina
    Christina ·
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    It's depend upon the man choice that he want to wear or not.

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  • Future Mrs.W
    Dedicated June 2019
    Future Mrs.W ·
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    Both my FH and my brother started wearing their rings as soon as they got them. I think its more traditional to wait but if they don't want to wait and want to show the world they are taken, by all means let them Smiley laugh

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  • Kyla
    Dedicated November 2019
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    It depends. My fiancee decided to wear a silicone wedding band a week after he proposed to me and we had a 17 month engagement. He wanted to wear it and feels good wearing it so I dont mind. I have no issue with him looking "extra" committed., lol.

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  • Bryanna
    Dedicated March 2021
    Bryanna ·
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    My fiancé wants an "engagement ring" just to show he is engaged. But I don't agree. I feel like all he needs is a wedding band, which he will get at the ceremony.

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  • Dedicated March 2021
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    I purchased a black tungsten ring for my FH to wear for the time being and he wears it every day. I wear my own tungsten ring to work and only wear my engagement ring occasionally. We plan on going ring shopping later to choose our bands.

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  • Stephanie
    Savvy September 2019
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    We actually just picked up my finance's band recently and he was telling me how he wanted to start wearing it so that he could get used to wearing something on his finger daily. I thought it was sweet but I told him he could if he really wanted to but for me I felt like it'll take the significance of the ring exchange on our wedding day away so he's waiting.

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  • Pattie
    Expert June 2020
    Pattie ·
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    I think traditionally it is worn from the actual ceremony on. Unless you proposed to him and got him an engagement ring. Smiley smile

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    Typically, the man only has a wedding band so he will only wear it after the wedding. Women typically have an engagement ring & wedding band so they were the e ring prior and both after.

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  • marjifarah
    Dedicated September 2020
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    My Fiancé wanted everyone to know he's engaged so he wanted to buy a ring and wear it right away. When we found him his ring he started wearing it and we aren't getting married till next year. I say don't worry about the tradition and do what you guys want.

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  • Ashley
    Savvy November 2019
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    The traditional way is after the ceremony, however my fiancé was so excited he bought himself a cheap walmart one and was wearing it right away.

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  • W
    Savvy December 2015
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    I don't think women even got engagement rings as a thing until the 1930s when diamond rings became popular and more affordable. Anyway, there aren't any hard and fast rules. Wear your rings whenever you want, exchange them again at the ceremony. I personally like the idea of no engagement ring for either party, then wearing wedding bands once married.
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  • Leslie
    Devoted August 2019
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    I have an engagement ring but my FW doesn't. She didn't want one, but especially after being apart right now, she wanted something to wear. We went with a silicone ring for now (which she'll probably wear more often than her wedding band in the future anyways), but we're still getting wedding bands to exchange. I plan on wearing my band and engagement ring, and she'll probably switch between her two bands.


    A silicone ring or wearing the band on the right hand are definitely options if he wants something before the wedding!

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  • Arielle
    Expert August 2020
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    IMO: After the ceremony.

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  • Gabriela
    Dedicated November 2020
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    I gave my fiancé a promise ring and he did to me as well. I’ve been wearing my engagement ring now and he’s been wearing his promise ring even after the engagement. However, we are buying him a wedding ring that he doesn’t want to wear until the wedding ceremony.
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  • Andrea
    Savvy October 2019
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    My fiancé wanted an engagement ring, so I got him a silicone band to wear before we're officially married. He said it's an outdated idea that only the woman shows she is taken during engagement and he wanted to display he is "taken" too. Smiley smile I could not care less about what's "traditional" either so there's that!

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  • Purpledoggy
    Savvy November 2019
    Purpledoggy ·
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    I bought my fh an engagement ring. If I get one why can’t he? He wears it on his right hand though because someone at work told him it was “bad luck” to wear it on his left. He won’t be wearing his actual wedding band until our wedding.
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  • Lisa
    Just Said Yes October 2020
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    My FH told me if I wear a ring to show the world I am engaged, then he will wear one also, so he wears a silicone ring. Once we are married he will wear his real ring.

    He recently told some of his friends the reason why he wears a ring and they all surprisingly agreed!

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  • Alisha
    Rockstar April 2021
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    I never seen a man wear his ring until after the ceremony.

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  • Erin
    VIP September 2023
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    My FH is already wearing his ring, I actually got him one first.

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